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Kirklees road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,536 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1984, and 1,904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 409 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (1,454), and casualties rose from 1,832.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,248 collisions in Kirklees.

Collisions in 1984
1,536
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,904
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
33
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
409
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.1%
  • Serious40927%
  • Slight1,09471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal351.8%
  • Serious45624%
  • Slight1,41374%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,536, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025632805
2024605780
2023722898
2022733950
2021635842
2020464609
2019577759
2018678910
2017714970
20168021,127
20159441,332
20147911,109
20138731,215
20121,0131,456
20111,0011,461
20101,0881,614
20091,0951,698
20081,2081,789
20071,2991,924
20061,2851,939
20051,3262,003
20041,3442,022
20031,4822,233
20021,4522,231
20011,5422,384
20001,6112,352
19991,6542,305
19981,6722,452
19971,5252,174
19961,5342,234
19951,4451,970
19941,3891,878
19931,3421,797
19921,4301,878
19911,4061,820
19901,5351,991
19891,4571,837
19881,4291,862
19871,4321,852
19861,4301,815
19851,4541,927
19841,5361,904
19831,4541,832
19821,5842,012
19811,5601,987
19801,5862,051
19791,4781,883

When and where crashes happen in Kirklees in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (14%)
  • Tuesday210 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (13%)
  • Thursday254 (17%)
  • Friday242 (16%)
  • Saturday239 (16%)
  • Sunday177 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59421 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59267 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59184 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (6.8%)
  • February102 (6.6%)
  • March113 (7.4%)
  • April124 (8.1%)
  • May106 (6.9%)
  • June155 (10%)
  • July142 (9.2%)
  • August108 (7%)
  • September143 (9.3%)
  • October155 (10%)
  • November153 (10%)
  • December131 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,077 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit431 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,251 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry954 (62%)
  • Wet or damp535 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.8%)
  • Snow19 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,231 (80%)
  • 40 mph142 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph45 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,330 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (35%)
  • Pedestrian485 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist475 (25%)
  • Cyclist132 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5105 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 10131 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15169 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20497 (26%)
  • 21 to 25238 (13%)
  • 26 to 35229 (12%)
  • 36 to 45189 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55120 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 65104 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7584 (4.4%)
  • Over 7538 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider959 (50%)
  • Pedestrian485 (25%)
  • Passenger460 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,513 (62%)
  • Motorcycle462 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach70 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Kirklees

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kirklees ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 28th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1984

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1984: 157, including 6 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62157212649
2ndA6298096424
3rdA6387894120
4thA6445773020
5thA652465319
6thA6164044212
7thM62376408
8thB61173440014
9thA640313605
10thA6432834113
11thA635243008
12thA641212604
13thA58193108
14thB6108181903
15thB6123172105
16thA653161912
17thA6024152105
18thA642131714
19thA649121512
20thB6107121203

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1984

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1984: 521.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1984

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1984: 227.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years